A tear in space opened up in the area nearby Mo Ni moments after Bai Yunfei disappeared. From the tear, three different figures came flying out!
âWhoosh! Whoosh!!â
Another two figures shot into the area from the left and right afterward to appear  Mo Ni!
âJunior headmaster? What is the matter?!â
The one that appeared in front of Mo Ni was a white-haired elder in gray robes. He was surprised to see Mo Ni here and was the one to ask the question. There were four other elders with him, each with different-colored robes. Each one of them had powerful auras and were very clearly Soul Kings.
âElder XuâŠâ Mo Ni was back on his feet now, though his face had still an astringent expression on it. âI used the transporting jade to come backâŠâ
âWhat?!â
The five elders inhaled sharply at the news of that. âYou used the final transporting jade?! What kind of danger were you in? AndâŠshouldnât you have been transported to the training grounds? What reason have you to be transported to the Black Bamboo Temple?â
âI was a bit rushed prior to being transported, so I deviated a bit from the destinationâŠâ Mo Ni explained, âWe can talk about the details later, elder Xu. We need to hurry ot and have some people capture that person just now. Heâs Bai Yunfei from the Crafting School, he canât be allowed to escape!â
âWhat?!â Elder Xu gasped again, âAnother person was transported here with you? AndâŠBai Yunfei of all people?! Where is he now?!â
âHeâs the one who teleported away just now. I donât know how far he mightâve gone, but heâs very weak. We need to take this opportunity to capture him now! Heâs beyond powerful with his soul armaments and has the Core Stone on him. He was able to kill three Late-stage Soul King at his strongest, he canât be given the time to recover!â
âThe Core Stone!!â
It was one bombshell after another. The elders were already having a hard enough time understanding one sentence before Mo Ni said another, but his description of Bai Yunfeiâs strength was the ultimate finisher.
Still, these elders were all hardened veterans with over a hundred years of experience. They were strong in their own right and managed to calm down quickly enough. âThereâs no time to lose if thatâs the case then. Notify the entire school to be on high alert!â
âYes!â A magenta-robed elder on his right replied at once before moving to give the alert.
At that momentâŠÂ
âBooommmm!!!!â
A tremendous explosion rocked the entire area with such magnitude that the ground beneath everyoneâs feet shook!
âWhatâs all this?!â
An elder cried out in surprise. He was already scanning the area for anything suspicious but was coming up with nothing. That meant this explosion was coming from an area beyond his range.
âIt came from the direction of the Coiling Serpent Mountain!â
âIt has to be Bai Yunfei!â Mo Ni exclaimed, âHe ran that way! Elder Xu, hurry!â
âLetâs go!!â Elder Xu responded at once.
His hand created a tear in space for everyone to walk through. Leading the group, the five of them disappeared into the tear.
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A moment ago.
Bai Yunfei had only just used the Core Stoneâs additional effect to teleport far away from Mo Ni.
Everything was a blur for him. He was in a strange new place now, and it seemed like there were only buildings around him.
âWho are you?!â
He hadnât even fully situated himself with this new place when a voice called out from behind him. A powerful aura burst out with vigor before Bai Yunfei felt a sinisterly cold force come flying at the back of his head!
Bai Yunfei whirled around. His left hand lashed out to strike at the incoming palm!
âBang!!â
There was a muffled sound of collision before his mysterious assailant was flung away from him. He wasnât the only one, Bai Yunfei had to leap back several steps too.
âSoul Refining Palm!!â
The exchange just now made Bai Yunfei realize just who he was dealing with.
A trace of something toxic to his system had trailed from his assailantâs palm to his left hand. Bai Yunfei could feel it worming into his body like a parasite even after the two had split apart. This was most definitely the Soul Refining Palm!
He raised his head to look at his opponent. It was a square-faced young man wearing robes as black as the night. He was currently cradling his left hand in pain while giving Bai Yunfei a look of fear.
âSenior Qi! Whatâs going oâah!! Who are you?!â
A skinny youth came flying over to the square-faced manâs side a moment later. He had been startled by the roar of his elder and came to investigate, only to jump in surprise when he realized Bai Yunfei was standing there.
âWhoosh whoosh whooshâŠâ
He wasnât the only person to come running here. Multiple bursts of wind could be heard as all sorts of people started to appear onto the scene. Nearly thirty youths surrounded Bai Yunfei as if to prevent him from running away. Judging from their auras, most of them were Soul Ancestors, though there were about a dozen of them that were Soul Exalts. Each one of them were equally surprised to see Bai Yunfei there, but most of them were already in the process of drawing out their soul armaments in preparation to defend or attack.
âHeâs an intruder! Capture him!â Exclaimed the man who saw Bai Yunfei first.
ââŠâŠâ
A calculative light entered Bai Yunfeiâs eyes as his mind raced to figure out what to do next. He was starting to have a bad feeling about where he wasâŠÂ
The person just now had clearly used the Soul Refining Palm. That was already a big hint on where he was. All these newcomers were all dressed the same, so they were clearly students of the same rank. And multiple sources of aura were popping up in his soul sense, meaning this was a place of relatively high population. Connecting the dots one by one, Bai Yunfei came to one conclusion. He was inâŠthe Soul Refining School!?
âCapture him!â
While Bai Yunfei was in shock over that, the one called Qi was already urging his comrades to act!
The people surrounding Bai Yunfei immediately exploded with black light at once. They all had the same sinister aura as the one next to them! That was the final proof for what Bai Yunfei needed!
Knowing that he was about to be attacked, Bai Yunfei knew he had to act now. Releasing the Fire-tipped Spear, he freed up both hands to bring out two guns identical in everything but shape!
The Desert Eagles!
He took a half-step back with his right foot and crooked his back slightly to allow his left hand to extend further outwards and his right hand closer to his chest. To the students around him, this was a very strange posture to take.
âWhoosh! Whoosh! WhooshâŠâ
None of the students were willing to let Bai Yunfei do whatever it was he was planning to do, much to their credit. Exploding forward in streaks of black light, the students launched a simultaneous attack onto Bai Yunfei!
The killing intent in Bai Yunfeiâs eyes sharpened. Glowing red in light, he began to rotate in place faster and faster before his body was practically a blur!
âBang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!â
Multiple popping sounds exploded from the two soul armaments in his hand as red and violet balls of light flew off into every direction!